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A recent study
found that kids who drink sweet beverages:
- Have
a high overall calorie intake
- Are
less likely to eat fruit
- Are
at a higher risk for obesity
How was the
study conducted?
Food records were
analyzed from over 500 students in grades four through six.
Students completed the records over a 3- to 7-day period.
What did the
researchers find about the children's drinking and eating
habits?
Sweetened beverages
made up over 50 percent of the children's daily liquid intake.
Children with the highest consumption took in over 300 calories
more each day than children with lower intake. The children
with the highest sweetened drink consumption ate more than
60 percent less fruit than those with the lowest sweetened
beverage intake.
The researchers
speculated that the level of sweetened beverage consumption
could be used as a marker for poor dietary habits and low
fruit consumption.
American
Journal of Public Health August 2002; 92
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